Alison Bonner Explained

Alison Bonner
Full Name:Alison C. Bonner
Birth Date:27 June 1962
Birth Place:London, England
Sport:Rowing

Alison C. Bonner (born 27 June 1962) is a British former rower who competed the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rowing career

Bonner was part of the coxed four with Sarah Hunter-Jones, Tish Reid, Ann Callaway and Lesley Clare (cox), that won the national title rowing for A.R.A squad, at the 1985 National Championships.[2] [3] The following year she represented England and won a silver medal in the eight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] [5] She was part of the coxless pairs with Kim Thomas that won the national title rowing for a Kingston and Weybridge Ladies composite, at the 1987 National Championships.[6]

In 1988 she was selected to represent Great Britain in the women's coxless pair event at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. The pair which consisted of Bonner and Thomas finished in eighth place.[7]

Academic career

Bonner has been a lecturer in Celtic History in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge since 2016.[8] She joined Queens' College, Cambridge as a Fellow in 2019.[9] She studied for her Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Hughes Hall, Cambridge.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Alison Bonner . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040952/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/alison-bonner-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25. Times Digital Archives.
  3. Web site: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (19-21 JULY 1985). Rowing Story.
  4. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Web site: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (18-19 JULY 1987). Rowing Story. 10 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Biographical information. Olympedia.
  8. Web site: The Record . Queen's College . Issuu . 16 March 2021.
  9. Web site: The Record . Queen's College . Issuu . 16 March 2021.
  10. Web site: The Record . Queen's College . Issuu . 16 March 2021.